Relationship dossier
Kuwait
Western Sahara
Relationship assessment
Kuwait supports Morocco’s position on Western Sahara; direct Sahrawi-Kuwaiti engagement is unclear.
Kuwait toward Western Sahara
-25Kuwait has supported Morocco’s territorial integrity and autonomy proposal for Western Sahara, opposing the independence claim advanced by the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.
Western Sahara toward Kuwait
Not assessedOverall relationship
Not assessedHow to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
Kuwait has supported Morocco’s territorial integrity and its autonomy proposal for Western Sahara, positions that conflict with the Sahrawi independence claim. Information about direct government cooperation between the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic and Kuwait is insufficient to assess that relationship.
Areas of tension
- The status of Western Sahara and the competing Moroccan autonomy and Sahrawi independence positions.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and consistency of Kuwait’s support for Morocco’s position are unclear.
- Details of direct Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic government engagement with Kuwait are limited.